The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08


between Philadelphia and indianapolis clubs Ath-
letic Club grounds o'clock P. N.
MEETING OF THE TIPPECANOE CLUB. Mayor g
Office, o'clock p. NJ.
MEETING OF BOARD OF ALDERMEN, evening
In Brief
The Tippecanoe Club will meet to-day at
o'clock p. NJ, at the courthouse to make ar
rangements to attend the old settlers picnic at
Broad Ripple on next Wednesday
Benjamin F. Booth. of Tipton who disap-
peared last week aud left $3.50 at the station
house. called yesterday morning and claimed his
money. He had not been away from the city.
Oracle May, daughter OF A. c. May, living on
East South street, while see-sawing on a board
with another young girl on Saturday, fell and
broke her wrist in two places. She had little
hurt
An effort is being made to have the police
commissioners recommend to the Council that
the salaries of The two turkeys be raised from
50 per day to SIS per month. The present wages
are the same as paid the patrolmen who work
from three to four hours less each day than the
turkeys.
A burning shed and other outbuildings in the
rear of school house No %, on Fletcher avenue,
called out the fire department yesterday morn
Ing. The loss was small In hitching up to
make the run, Tom Quinn, the foreman of com
pany No. l, kicked on the leg by one OF the
horses and badly hurt
Two weeks ago young man was employed by
Chris. Hasserman, butcher, whose place of
business Is al the corner or orange and Shelby
streets. TO take charge Of his horses. Yester-
cay while Mr.. Hassermau was asleep the young
man packed up all his clothing and taking one
OF the best horses ont OF the stable. rode away.
he was traced several miles east OF the city, and
is supposed to have gone TO Cincinnati
LOCATION OF THE POLICE DISTRICTS
The work of putting in the telephone serv
ice for the police will begin this week. When the
system is put in operation city in the United
States will be better prepared to handle it's
lice advantageously. The three seargeantcy
stations will be established near the corner of
West and Washington streets, Alabama and St.
Clair streets, and Virginia avenue and Merrill
street
FIVE HUNDRED FEET IN TRENTON ROCK.
At the close of work on Saturday night, the
Prospectstreet eas-well had reached depth of
1,467 feet. Trenton rock was struck at 942
feet and from that point the drill has penetrat-
ed sos feet Of rock OF the same character. vary
ing only in intensity of hardness or softness.
The last ten feet bored on Saturday was through
very porous limestone. The hole is still per-
fectly dry.
SOLD HIS EMPLOYERS HORSE.
Charles Hess, living in the eastern part of the
city, was arrested yesterday on the charge of
grand larceny for selling horse that didn't be-
long to him. He was working for frankie Van
diser. who owned the horse Recently she
arrested and fined. and Hess claimed that he
paid the fine and was to have the horse and be
auOWeO TO nnlsn paying Tor IL DY instruments.
Last week he sold the horse to friend, and
when Mrs. Vandiser heard of it, she claimed the
horse as her own. Hess refused to refund the
money to the purchaser, who swore out the war
rant for his arrest.
CUT BY A WOMAN.
A dispute over five cents caused a very lively
fight in Ben KerstinG's South Illinois-street
saloon yesterday afternoon. Charles McCue,
Charles Rettrell and John Neal bought some beer
and lunch and when McCue offered to pay the bill
he claimed he owed only twenty-five cents.
while Kersting said it was thirty cents There
were some words and Kerstng undertook to put
the three out of the saloon They resisted, and
during the fight woman ran in with r butcher
knife and cut off tho crown of McCues stiff hat.
and also made bad cash on his right hand The
police were called and McCue. Bettrell and Neal
were arrested for assault and battery.
THE PANHANDLE TRAIN ROBBERY.
The police have been unable to find any traces
of the gang OF highwaymen who made the at
tack on the Panhandle freight train Saturday
night. Il was discovered yesterday that the
thieves did steal lot of goods from the car in
the yard. They forced open large box contain
ing fancy goods. but until the goods are iuvoiced
it cannot be known what they got from the NOV
ing train. Patrolman Hines, who arrived on the
scene soon after the trouble occurred, says that
he thinks a large quantity of goods were thrown
out of the cars before the train was stopped, and
then carried hauled away tits known that
the leader of the gang lives here, and there is a
Louisville who recently stopped a passenger
train near there and held up all the passengers.
GERMAN ORPHANS HOME AFFAIRS
At the regular meeting Of the German Orphan
Society yesterday the action of the trustees in
employing Mr.. and Mrs Con Meier, of St Louis.
as father and matron respectively. was approved.
committee appointed to make arrange
ments for the annual festival to be held the
second Sunday in September. Nominations of
officers were made to be voted for at the annual
election Saturday night. For president.
Henry Russo was nominated by reclamation but
as he had served for fourteen years he declined
another term. Those then named were Henry
PAUL.. Henry Mankedick and Henry Vogt. For
vice president these three were named, together
with William Ruthbert and Joseph Lehauf
The recording secretaries were renominated by
reclamation, and for trustees fourteen persons
were put in nomination Mrs. Weisgerber. who
has been matron for several years, submitted
her final report. which was accepted, and a com
mittee appointed to draft resolutions com
mendipg her services. The Woman's branch of
the organization also nominated officers to be
tad forp sxt